Northport police see man's fatal shooting of robber as self-defense

Northport police say they don't expect to charge a man who shot and killed one of two masked men who robbed and beat him Tuesday night, the Tuscaloosa News reports.

Gerald Bertrand, 23, was entering his home with a pizza when he was attacked, police said. After being beaten and robbed, he was able to take one robber's gun and shoot the man who had momentarily been distracted by Bertrand's mother, according to the newspaper.